| Going to a crowded, chaotic emergency room | | | | - Scar revision |
| when you’re bleeding or sick is not fun. | | | | - Excision of tumors |
| Hospital emergency rooms are sometimes | | | | - Wound reconstruction |
| under-staffed, and the staff they do have is | | | | - Surgery to repair broken bones |
| usually exhausted from being overworked. | | | | Instead of sitting in a cold, busy hospital |
| Emergency room physicians are notorious for | | | | emergency room waiting area, you can receive |
| working more than 24 hours at a time, with | | | | the best care possible by meeting with a |
| maybe only a couple of hours of sleep here and | | | | cosmetic surgeon. Ambulatory surgical centers |
| there. For these reasons, mistakes do happen in | | | | (those that are on-site at the surgeon’s |
| emergency rooms, and people are sometimes | | | | office) offer more personalized service, a friendly |
| made to wait for hours and hour. It is estimated | | | | staff, and thorough post-surgery instructions to |
| that several thousand people fall victim to medical | | | | maximize your healing experience. |
| malpractice due to rushed, inadequate medical | | | | On-site surgical centers typically have a highly |
| care. | | | | trained, caring staff that will work very hard to |
| If you have been in an accident and are in need | | | | ensure your surgery is as comfortable as possible. |
| of stitches or some other type of surgical | | | | If your surgery is not elective, your health |
| procedure, your best bet may be to find a highly | | | | insurance may cover all or some part of the |
| trained and experienced cosmetic surgeon to | | | | costs. Almost any cosmetic surgery procedure |
| suture you up or perform any necessary | | | | has several cost components including: |
| surgeries. If you live in a highly populated area | | | | - Surgeons’ fees |
| such as Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, or | | | | - Anesthesia |
| Boston, the care you receive at a private surgical | | | | - Use of the on-site surgical center |
| facility may far surpass that of the care | | | | - Materials (implants, garments, etc.) |
| you’d receive at a crowded city emergency | | | | Unlike a hospital emergency room, a cosmetic |
| room. | | | | surgery practice will offer financing options and will |
| In addition to the typical breast surgery and | | | | explain every single cost to you so you know |
| abdominoplasty procedures, many cosmetic | | | | exactly what to expect and can budget for |
| surgeons will offer other surgeries in their on-site | | | | everything associated with your surgery. |
| facility including: | | | | |